Alliance Camp - Derby city - Second major trade centre CA.

We were escorted with police cars surrounding us. Boxed in and forced to stay the route the people lead us. Parking on the pavement of the Derbyshire County Courts.

Upon addressing why we came, to our shock that they also had been making the same efforts as the dome cities. They have sent their own people to gather those into safety from the on coming storms. They had more accurate data tracking the storm movements. They out powered us in ability to reach out to the smaller communities. Rendering us a nuisance to the cause. Our boss was directly called on a phone. A discussion passing later. The phone was slammed down.

"You are granted temporary stay. Do not wander around. You aren't welcomed." Hostility cools with how someone rose a hand, "Yes, you may." The stand and bow, "You have to return towards the city boarders to seek the communities. Avoid the motorways. Leave it for the city folks."

"Do you think it is wise? what of your family?" Another asking in curiosity. But the reply isn't something we can hear, "Sounds complicated and human."

The room is dismissed. We are told to follow a tall cloaked figure. Thier head brushed the ceiling as they are. We were taken to an area with refreshments and bathrooms. The humans of this group to not second thoughts of using it, some having full body showers.

'Do you have a spare AR access device?' The tall gaint lowered this note at me. I reconginized the hand writing. I have a spare technical because of having machine enhancements. So I let her borrow them. She signed out and logged in with her own independent. She studies a bunch of things and turned on the messaging to speech settings. She personal voice suddenly was tested a few times through.

"Need a seat Detective Quartz." She remembered my watch that broke. The reason I lost my arm and my face was a attack... which was the reason my watch broke. She peers about me, "This wasn't a willing change. Those whom convert into machines show a level of letting to be seen. You had no choose. It saved your life." She scooped me up, having me seated on her arm. It was uncomfortable to be held like a toddler, "I am sure the story is still to soon. Your not fully recovered from the surgery." She peers at how the team backed from her.

"She means no harm. I am fine. We happen to know each other." The team although uncomfortable, seated themselves with watching this, "I don't want to get into it." I meant that a reply to her. She was quick to have me lowered back down and put onto a seat. She sits down herself.

"In spite of the attack, was it a wonderful wedding?" She asked. There was shiver to her, like she felt bad about it. I thought that she was the head brides maid.

"As a wedding it was wonderful. But didn't you take part in it?"

"I were only a phantom. Someone had to delay the attackers from the vowels." I backed int he seat looking up to her, "You choose to try to ruin the even. Would bet it was a order from your boss. Another parasite fella like me." I blink in shock, "Didn't you know?" I shook, "He brought them here. They are all his children... all but me and five others. I was made to murder him. The five before me failed." I have to think rational. She could be wrong. Evidence of proof, "A hoverdrone was sent to talk to my parasite, my brother and me. We ate the drone when he spoke of world domination. Spoke of raising lambs for him to feast. Spoke of tearing the throats of those that spoke against. A strain of mutation to prevent the hive mind from stealing his paradise. The plague maker, hero who made a cure of the plague he caused. Stolen my resources. Stolen my results. Took my body."

She hissed into being unable for the translation to keep up. She turned still and lost of focus, twisted her head to peer at air. She adjusted her jaw and had focus back in her eyes. The claws have holes in the stone floor. She returned back with looking down on me, a paw soft to eventually pet my head. She stopped being arkward for now.

"We are allies against that one. Yet I would imagine that you would have to fight me as somepoint. Someday will have to choose to kill you." She pouts, "I doubt you will be strong enough to shoulder my burdens. Someone has to take my place when I die. You aren't strong enough."

"What do you mean?" She gave me back the AR devices. Shook at me. She stood on all fours, claws removed out the floor - leaving holes. Her cloak hides her shape, hides how changed she is.

We are escort in the morning back the way we came, returned to the city networking.

On arrival towards home we was met with another team. It was half way. They were tasked to ask us questions about the trip. To murder those that spilled about what was heard and would have told someone else about it. We may have told the we heard a bunch of nonsense, that we didn't believe at all and that there no point spreading useless information with no evidence. A nervous laugh later. We are left to scout the outer city rims for protesters that speak such nonsense. Not even allowed back in until we showed our loyalty in execution of innocent voices.

I picked a known criminal out of the bunch was given to execution. The man was a thief as well as a support against the city watch. I don't regret it.